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Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area


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2022 population: 2,909,750   ( 366,268 from 2010 , 20,024 from 2020)
Land area: 8311.7 square miles
Population density: 350.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,807,578 62.12% 8.0%
Black:169,0605.81% 24.9%
Indian:13,8130.47% 11.3%
Asian:141,8974.88% 50.0%
2+ races:75,8362.61% 45.3%
Hispanic:701,56624.11% 22.8%
Total non-White:1,102,17237.88% 26.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:73,356 12.7
Deaths:50,3178.7
Net Migration: -12,925-2.2
Net Immigration: 9,6471.7
Change in White population:133,869 5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:232,399 9.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
2,543,482
1,673,70965.80%
135,3345.32%
12,4070.49%
94,6053.72%
52,1962.05%
571,13122.45%
869,77334.20%

2000
2,157,756
1,529,42170.88%
112,5295.22%
12,1030.56%
63,7962.96%
37,9911.76%
399,19318.50%
628,33529.12%

1990
1,650,489
1,302,35378.91%
92,2885.59%
9,5760.58%
37,2312.26%
n/a
209,04112.67%
348,13621.09%

1980
1,450,768
1,179,76481.32%
74,5115.14%
7,4480.51%
21,7791.50%
n/a
164,82111.36%
271,00418.68%

1970
1,116,226
927,18583.06%
43,6933.91%
3,7020.33%
6,2170.56%
n/a
131,18411.75%
189,041 16.94%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
345,305 16.0
130,7166.1
66,2693.1
97,8144.5
144,288 6.7
241,438 11.2
1990's
NumberRate
295,119 17.9
120,6637.3
192,03611.6
47,1872.9
227,068 13.8
280,199 17.0
1980's
NumberRate
273,388 18.8
98,419 6.8
34,903 2.4
n/a
122,589 8.4
77,132 5.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
203,835 18.3
n/a
252,579 22.6
81,963 7.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.2
640,657 22.0%
2,269,093 78.0%
399,433 13.7%
1,180,016
2.48
725,228 61.5%
561,228 77.4%
56,609 7.8%
454,788 38.5%

2010
NumberPercent
36.0
634,459 24.9%
1,909,023 75.1%
255,556 10.0%
1,004,696
2.50
632,173 62.9%
478,415 75.7%
61,631 9.7%
372,523 37.1%

2000
NumberPercent
34.4
555,046 25.7%
1,602,710 74.3%
193,924 9.0%
844,721
2.52
545,031 64.5%
429,385 78.8%
51,781 9.5%
299,690 35.5%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
427,580 25.9%
1,222,909 74.1%
153,545 9.3%
661,046
2.46
431,858 65.3%
345,335 80.0%
42,626 9.9%
229,188 34.7%

1980
NumberPercent
29.3
405,675 28.0%
1,045,093 72.0%
114,576 7.9%
547,464
2.61
374,786 68.5%
313,075 83.5%
32,957 8.8%
172,678 31.5%

2022 Housing Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units1,245,265 
Median Value$524,418 
Occupied1,180,01694.8%
Vacant65,2495.2%
Owned758,19264.3%
Rented421,82435.7%
Median Rent$1,710 
Single-Family Units826,13566.3%
    Detached720,80657.9%
    Attached105,3298.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units348,98928.0%
Mobile Homes19,1661.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00040,4023.4%
$10,000 to $14,99927,3632.3%
$15,000 to $19,99924,0162.0%
$20,000 to $24,99927,7922.4%
$25,000 to $29,99929,1012.5%
$30,000 to $34,99930,0722.5%
$35,000 to $39,99931,6652.7%
$40,000 to $44,99933,6212.8%
$45,000 to $49,99935,0443.0%
$50,000 to $59,99971,2986.0%
$60,000 to $74,999102,1818.7%
$75,000 to $99,999153,45413.0%
$100,000 to $124,999130,42911.1%
$125,000 to $149,999104,7938.9%
$150,000 to $199,999144,21412.2%
$200,000 or more194,57116.5%
Median Household Income97,874 
Per Capita Income52,498 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.117 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI33,3912.8%
Public Assistance26,7562.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps89,8937.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,217,51279.3%
Unemployed50,9803.3%
In Armed Forces3,7630.2%
Total Labor Force1,272,25582.9%
Not in Labor Force263,04317.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 20.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector644,547489,55456.8%
Non-Profit44,79985,24134.5%
Self-Employed102,17768,25460.0%
Local Government41,58964,63939.2%
State Government23,58829,33744.6%
Federal Government24,63618,23157.5%
Total Private + Self746,724557,80857.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.134,612197,44840.5%
Total881,336755,25653.9%
Pct. Govt.12.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts358,55721.9%
Sales and Office Occupations330,17420.1%
Professional, Technical432,05726.4%
Service Occupations234,98214.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4,4280.3%
All others283,86917.3%
White Collar 68.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance200,35112.2%
Professional, scientific, technical196,99112.0%
Retail trade163,53610.0%
Educational services133,2938.1%
Construction128,6757.8%
Manufacturing110,3536.7%
Accommodation and food services104,9736.4%
Finance and insurance96,5245.9%
Other services77,3384.7%
Transportation and warehousing77,1134.7%
Public administration70,3784.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.67,8794.1%
Information54,0613.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing42,1762.6%
Wholesale trade41,5852.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation39,0042.4%
Utilities12,8440.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction11,7400.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7,7830.5%
Management3,0420.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican518,66517.53%
Puerto Rican19,5780.66%
Cuban6,6700.23%
Dominican3,0600.10%
Total Central American28,6330.97%
Costa Rican1,7580.06%
Guatemalan6,7790.23%
Honduran6,4480.22%
Nicaraguan1,3110.04%
Panamanian1,2870.04%
Salvadoran10,9640.37%
Other Central American860.00%
Total South American25,4320.86%
Argentinean2,8800.10%
Bolivian4140.01%
Chilean2,3540.08%
Colombian6,7530.23%
Ecuadorian2,1020.07%
Paraguayan2370.01%
Peruvian5,6860.19%
Uruguayan2100.01%
Venezuelan4,4850.15%
Other South American3110.01%
Other Hispanic92,8293.14%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian24,5280.83%
Chinese21,3470.72%
Vietnamese21,1110.71%
Korean14,2550.48%
Filipino10,5290.36%
Japanese6,2060.21%
Hmong3,0420.10%
Burmese2,1590.07%
Thai1,9460.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English2,248,66980.5%
Spanish355,41212.7%
Other Indo-European33,6991.2%
Other29,2111.0%
Other Asian24,4020.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic20,3850.7%
Vietnamese16,4880.6%
Chinese16,4800.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun13,9430.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German501,53516.9%
English325,90011.0%
Irish322,30610.9%
Italian150,2705.1%
American96,6413.3%
European78,0142.6%
Polish71,3842.4%
French68,5852.3%
Scottish64,9572.2%
Swedish59,8972.0%
Norwegian58,3252.0%
Dutch39,4641.3%
Russian30,9821.0%
Scotch-Irish27,2440.9%
Welsh22,2250.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen2,774,46593.8%
Not a citizen184,9216.2%
Native2,605,52288.0%
Foreign-born353,86412.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
72,893 3.5%91,630 4.4%391,818 18.9%538,427 26.0%616,405 29.7%362,578 17.5%
  Average years of education: 14.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 72,893 3.5%
9-12 Years 91,630 4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 391,818 18.9%
Some College 538,427 26.0%
Bach. Degree 616,405 29.7%
Grad Degree 362,578 17.5%
Average years of education: 14.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 1,887,370 1,802,358 85,012 4.5%
1991 1,915,548 1,827,746 87,802 4.6%
1992 1,958,962 1,852,798 106,164 5.4%
1993 2,039,850 1,939,746 100,104 4.9%
1994 2,140,736 2,057,940 82,796 3.9%
1995 2,224,182 2,144,022 80,160 3.6%
1996 2,246,162 2,161,832 84,330 3.8%
1997 2,306,878 2,239,710 67,168 2.9%
1998 2,399,412 2,328,000 71,412 3.0%
1999 2,441,704 2,380,604 61,100 2.5%
2000 2,480,310 2,416,808 63,502 2.6%
2001 2,487,964 2,393,214 94,750 3.8%
2002 2,517,448 2,367,746 149,702 5.9%
2003 2,573,302 2,408,152 165,150 6.4%
2004 2,611,030 2,459,046 151,984 5.8%
2005 2,637,330 2,500,516 136,814 5.2%
2006 2,696,026 2,579,604 116,422 4.3%
2007 2,741,532 2,637,990 103,542 3.8%
2008 2,805,010 2,665,872 139,138 5.0%
2009 2,793,552 2,567,774 225,778 8.1%
2010 2,837,430 2,579,154 258,276 9.1%
2011 2,856,302 2,610,226 246,076 8.6%
2012 2,887,914 2,661,782 226,132 7.8%
2013 2,926,882 2,736,308 190,574 6.5%
2014 2,973,698 2,831,010 142,688 4.8%
2015 3,011,962 2,904,902 107,060 3.6%
2016 3,083,798 2,992,670 91,128 3.0%
2017 3,174,826 3,094,352 80,474 2.5%
2018 3,268,392 3,173,012 95,380 2.9%
2019 3,332,796 3,247,542 85,254 2.6%
2020 3,339,778 3,088,590 251,188 7.5%
2021 3,395,914 3,209,504 186,410 5.5%
2022 3,451,330 3,348,532 102,798 3.0%
2023 3,484,386 3,374,580 109,806 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com